The Horse of America in His Derivation, History, and DevelopmentWallace, John Hankins
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The Horse of America in His Derivation, History, and Development
Wallace, John Hankins
Horse breeds -- History; Horses -- Breeding -- United States; Horses -- United States -- History
{ Blaze { Childers.
{ Sampson { { Confederate Filly.
Engineer { { Unknown.
(1755). {
{ Miner’s dam { Young Greyhound { Greyhound.
{ { Pet mare.
{
{ D. of Bay Barb { Unknown.
Notwithstanding the absence of Eastern blood, Engineer was a race horse
of above average ability, although not so good as another son of Sampson
called Bay Malton. A few of his sons aside from Mambrino ran respectably,
and his daughters were, at one time, highly prized as brood mares.
MAMBRINO, the son of Engineer, was a great strong-boned grey horse, bred
by John Atkinson near Leeds in Yorkshire, and was foaled 1768. His dam
was by Cade, son of the Godolphin Arabian; g. d. by Bolton Little John;
g. g. d. Favorite by a son of Bald Galloway, etc. The Cade mare produced
Dulcine, a noted performer, and the mare Favorite was a distinguished
performer herself. The poverty of this pedigree is all on the side of the
sire, as will be seen by a brief tabulation.
{ Blaze.
{ Engineer { Sampson { Unknown.
{ {
{ { { Young Greyhound.
Mambrino { { Miner’s dam { D. of Bay Barb.
(1768). {
{ { Godolphin Arabian.
{ { Cade { Roxana.
{ Daughter of {
{ { Bolton Little John.
{ Daughter of { Favorite.
It is worthy of note here, as a curious fact, that Mambrino had two
pacing crosses. Roxana, the dam of Cade, was by Bald Galloway and
Favorite was by a son of Bald Galloway. This horse Bald Galloway was a
distinguished representative of the famous old tribe of pacers known as
the “Galloways,” from the province of Galloway in Southwestern Scotland.
Mambrino was not put upon the turf till he was five years old, and he
proved himself a great race horse in the best company and for the largest
class of stakes. He was on the turf most of the time for five or six
years and until he was beaten by Woodpecker in 1779, in which race he
broke down. He was beaten, but four times, and paid four forfeits. He
went into the stud in the spring of 1777, although he ran after that, at
10gs. 10s. 6d. to cover thirty mares besides those of his owners. In 1779
he was again in the stud, in Cambridgeshire as before, at the same price;
1781 he covered at 50gs. 10. 6d.; 1784 at 15gs. 10. 6d.; 1785 at 25gs.
10s. 6d.; 1786 he dropped back to 15gs. 10s. 6d.
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